FBI’s Proposals for Mandatory Tech Security ‘Back Doors’ Are Slammed by Bipartisan Committee

Carey Shenkman / Truthdig Apr 30, 2015 The U.S. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform considered Wednesday whether Congress should pass laws requiring companies to add "back doors" to their tech products. In other words, the FBI wants a way to get into consumer data that theoretically only law enforcement—and not hackers—can exploit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Hack of Russian Defense Firm Called ‘Cyberwar’

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Truthdigger of the Week: Jeremy Hammond

BLANK Nov 18, 2013 In a statement made Friday just before he was sentenced to 10 years in jail for hacktivism, Jeremy Hammond confirmed his role as a living martyr for the human cause.Just before he was sentenced to 10 years in jail for hacktivism, Jeremy Hammond confirmed his role as a living martyr for the human cause. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Anonymous Gets Revenge for LulzSec Arrests

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2012 You didn't think Anonymous would stand idly by after the arrests of several members of the hacker collective's extended network, did you? Well, it didn't. On Friday, news broke that AntiSec, an Anonymous spinoff group, had struck at two companies in retaliation for the LulzSec bust that happened earlier in the week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

LulzSec ‘Ringleader’ Arrested in Hacker Bust

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2012 It's been a tough couple of weeks in hactivist circles, as law enforcement officials announced Tuesday that six hackers affiliated with the Anonymous spinoff group LulzSec -- including "ringleader" Hector Xavier Monsegur -- have been busted. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks, Anonymous Join Forces

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2012 Their missions are aligned in many ways, but WikiLeaks and the group of international cyberpunks known collectively as Anonymous made it official in a joint effort, posted by WikiLeaks late on Sunday, consisting of quite a few internal emails from an intelligence company Anonymous targeted over the holidays last year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘We Are Legion’: Hacktivists on Film

Staff / Truthdig Nov 9, 2011 Whatever else might be said about groups like Anonymous and LulzSec -- and the MSM says plenty without saying much -- they don't play Assuming the position of the rogue hacktivist, their members take on big targets in business, government (more) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anonymous and LulzSec Join Forces

Staff / Truthdig Jun 21, 2011 Two groups of cyber-rabble-rousers whose members already may share a synergistic relationship are teaming up to do their hacktivism in tandem, and on Monday LulzSec and Anonymous kicked off their "AntiSec" campaign with an auspicious first target. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )